Johsnon earned the “Knockout of the Night” award, Edwards won the “Submission of the Night” bonus, and Nunes and Palaszewski picked up “Fight of the Night” honors.

UFC officials announced the winners and bonus amounts following the event, which took place at Target Center in Minneapolis.

The event’s main card aired on FX following prelims on FUEL TV.

Johnson picked up his award after rallying and topping Danny Castillo. After getting dropped and beaten down in the first round, he regrouped in the second. Johnson opened far more aggressively while sticking combinations in Castillo’s face. A long, straight left connected on two occasions. But a short straight left caught Castillo directly on the chin and knocked him out.

In what was unquestionably the biggest fight of his young career, “Fast Eddy” Edwards lived up to his fighting moniker with a 45-second finish of veteran Josh Neer. After pressing forward at the opening bell, a missed takedown turned into an arm-in guillotine choke for Edwards. Initially hovering in the air as he wrapped around Neer’s body, Edwards’ weight eventually pulled his opponent to the floor, and he went to sleep from the hold in the opening minute.

Nunes largely dominated his fight, but a resilient Palaszewski assured it went the full three rounds after a late rally in the third. But Nunes got the edge on the scorecards and picked up a unanimous-decision victory via 30-27 (twice) and 29-28 scores.

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(Pictured: Bart Palaszewski)

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